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H.R. 6181 · 119th Congress

John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

IntroducedFamilies
IntroducedNov 20, 2025
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Nov 20, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

What it does

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What has happened

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  1. Nov 20, 2025Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.House floor actions
  2. Nov 20, 2025Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.House floor actions
  3. Nov 20, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  4. Nov 20, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Alma S. Adams D-NC-12
  • Pete Aguilar D-CA-33
  • Gabe Amo D-RI-1
  • Yassamin Ansari D-AZ-3
  • Becca Balint D-VT-At Large
  • Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA-44
  • Joyce Beatty D-OH-3
  • Wesley Bell D-MO-1
  • Ami Bera D-CA-6
  • Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA-8
  • Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA-2
  • Everton Blair Jr. D-GA-13
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  • Suzanne Bonamici D-OR-1
  • Brendan F. Boyle D-PA-2
  • Shontel M. Brown D-OH-11
  • Julia Brownley D-CA-26
  • Nikki Budzinski D-IL-13
  • Salud O. Carbajal D-CA-24
  • André Carson D-IN-7
  • Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
  • Sean Casten D-IL-6
  • Kathy Castor D-FL-14
  • Joaquin Castro D-TX-20
  • Judy Chu D-CA-28
  • Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. D-CA-31
  • Yvette D. Clarke D-NY-9
  • Emanuel Cleaver D-MO-5
  • Steve Cohen D-TN-9
  • Jim Costa D-CA-21
  • Angie Craig D-MN-2
  • Jasmine Crockett D-TX-30
  • Sharice Davids D-KS-3
  • Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
  • Diana DeGette D-CO-1
  • Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT-3
  • Suzan K. DelBene D-WA-1
  • Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
  • Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10
  • Maxine Dexter D-OR-3
  • Lloyd Doggett D-TX-37
  • Sarah Elfreth D-MD-3
  • Adriano Espaillat D-NY-13
  • Dwight Evans D-PA-3
  • Lizzie Fletcher D-TX-7
  • Bill Foster D-IL-11
  • Lois Frankel D-FL-22
  • Laura Friedman D-CA-30
  • John Garamendi D-CA-8
  • Robert Garcia D-CA-42
  • Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX-29
  • Jesús G. "Chuy" García D-IL-4
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA-3
  • Daniel S. Goldman D-NY-10
  • Jimmy Gomez D-CA-34
  • Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
  • Al Green D-TX-9
  • Adelita S. Grijalva D-AZ-7
  • Josh Harder D-CA-9
  • Jahana Hayes D-CT-5
  • Pablo José Hernández D-PR-At Large
  • James A. Himes D-CT-4
  • Steven Horsford D-NV-4
  • Chrissy Houlahan D-PA-6
  • Val T. Hoyle D-OR-4
  • Jared Huffman D-CA-2
  • Glenn Ivey D-MD-4
  • Sara Jacobs D-CA-51
  • Pramila Jayapal D-WA-7
  • Julie Johnson D-TX-32
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA-4
  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA-37
  • Marcy Kaptur D-OH-9
  • Robin L. Kelly D-IL-2
  • Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8
  • Greg Landsman D-OH-1
  • John B. Larson D-CT-1
  • George Latimer D-NY-16
  • Summer L. Lee D-PA-12
  • Susie Lee D-NV-3
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM-3
  • Mike Levin D-CA-49
  • Ted Lieu D-CA-36
  • Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
  • John W. Mannion D-NY-22
  • Doris O. Matsui D-CA-7
  • Lucy McBath D-GA-6
  • Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
  • April McClain Delaney D-MD-6
  • Betty McCollum D-MN-4
  • Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI-8
  • Morgan McGarvey D-KY-3
  • James P. McGovern D-MA-2
  • LaMonica McIver D-NJ-10
  • Gregory W. Meeks D-NY-5
  • Analilia Mejia D-NJ-11
  • Christian D. Menefee D-TX-18
  • Robert Menendez D-NJ-8
  • Grace Meng D-NY-6
  • Kweisi Mfume D-MD-7
  • Gwen Moore D-WI-4
  • Jared Moskowitz D-FL-23
  • Seth Moulton D-MA-6
  • Frank J. Mrvan D-IN-1
  • Kevin Mullin D-CA-15
  • Joe Neguse D-CO-2
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY-14
  • Johnny Olszewski, Jr. D-MD-2
  • Ilhan Omar D-MN-5
  • Jimmy Panetta D-CA-19
  • Chris Pappas D-NH-1
  • Scott H. Peters D-CA-50
  • Brittany Pettersen D-CO-7
  • Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI-At Large
  • Mark Pocan D-WI-2
  • Nellie Pou D-NJ-9
  • Ayanna Pressley D-MA-7
  • Mike Quigley D-IL-5
  • Delia C. Ramirez D-IL-3
  • Emily Randall D-WA-6
  • Jamie Raskin D-MD-8
  • Josh Riley D-NY-19
  • Luz M. Rivas D-CA-29
  • Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
  • Raul Ruiz D-CA-25
  • Andrea Salinas D-OR-6
  • Linda T. Sánchez D-CA-38
  • Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA-5
  • Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL-9
  • Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL-10
  • Hillary J. Scholten D-MI-3
  • Kim Schrier D-WA-8
  • Rep. David Scott D-GA-13
  • Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA-3
  • Terri A. Sewell D-AL-7
  • Brad Sherman D-CA-32
  • Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
  • Eric Sorensen D-IL-17
  • Darren Soto D-FL-9
  • Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM-1
  • Greg Stanton D-AZ-4
  • Marilyn Strickland D-WA-10
  • Suhas Subramanyam D-VA-10
  • Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY-3
  • Rep. Eric Swalwell D-CA-14
  • Emilia Strong Sykes D-OH-13
  • Mark Takano D-CA-39
  • Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
  • Mike Thompson D-CA-4
  • Bennie G. Thompson D-MS-2
  • Dina Titus D-NV-1
  • Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
  • Jill N. Tokuda D-HI-2
  • Paul Tonko D-NY-20
  • Ritchie Torres D-NY-15
  • Norma J. Torres D-CA-35
  • Lori Trahan D-MA-3
  • Derek Tran D-CA-45
  • Lauren Underwood D-IL-14
  • Juan Vargas D-CA-52
  • Marc A. Veasey D-TX-33
  • Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY-7
  • Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
  • James R. Walkinshaw D-VA-11
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL-25
  • Maxine Waters D-CA-43
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ-12
  • George Whitesides D-CA-27
  • Nikema Williams D-GA-5
  • Frederica S. Wilson D-FL-24